It seems a bit disrespectful to me. I wonder what's on the other side? Are they going to be sitting down on an icon?

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It seems a bit disrespectful to me. I wonder what's on the other side? Are they going to be sitting down on an icon?

Which begs the question, do we approach and kiss when we see someone walking down the street wearing this? Or light a candle and stand in front of them?

New idea - we'll all take a bus ride to the next fashion show these are held at and do this. Perhaps these women could lock arms, and we could have a liturgy with a Church and iconostas made of people? How modern!

I dislike the outfits very much. They look ridiculous. What bothers me more than the use of the icons is the use of the cross in these outfits. Do they even know what they're wearing?!

I mean, really? Really? (In other news, I believe we've found James' dream wife. Let's hope she can cook.)

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

If I see someone regularly wearing this, I'd bring my hand censer and incense them if just to annoy them enough to never wear it again.

I'm waiting for some bright young thing with more money than sense who'll think it's cool to wear such an outfit to an Orthodox wedding or Pascha. The poor girl won't know what hit her .... or who will get to her first - the priest or the babushki.

If I see someone regularly wearing this, I'd bring my hand censer and incense them if just to annoy them enough to never wear it again.

I'm waiting for some bright young thing with more money than sense who'll think it's cool to wear such an outfit to an Orthodox wedding or Pascha. The poor girl won't know what hit her .... or who will get to her first - the priest or the babushki.

These would be the worst things to wear to church since the Mecca/Medina apparel.

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If the faith is unchanged and rock solid, then the gates of Hades never prevailed in the end.

Many Energies, 3 Persons, 2 Natures, 1 God, 1 Church, 1 Baptism, and 1 Cup. The Son begotten only from the Father, the Spirit proceeding only from the Father, Each glorifying the Other. The Son sends the Spirit, the Spirit Reveals the Son, the Father is seen in the Son. The Spirit spoke through the Prophets and Fathers and does so even today.

I remember liking that Chanel line a lot. But Byzantine decadence is quite another thing from trying to launch the haloed versions of band t-shirts.

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